Historical Birthday
17 Oct 1920
Rudolf Hrusinsk Czech actor and director (Short Cut Golden Eels) born in Nov Velnice (d. 1994)
17 Oct 1921
Maria Gorokhovskaya Russian gymnast (Olympic Champion 1952) born in Yevpatoria Soviet Union
17 Oct 1934
Johnny Haynes English soccer forward (56 caps Fulham 594 games) born in London England (d. 2005)
17 Oct 1940
Jim Smith English soccer midfielder and manager (Birmingham City QPR Portsmouth Derby County) born in Sheffield South Yorkshire
17 Oct 1958
Blaine McCallister American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles) born in Fort Stockton Texas
17 Oct 1958
Howard Alden American jazz guitarist (George Van Eps) born in Newport Beach
17 Oct 1969
Ernie Els South African golfer (US Open 1994 97 British Open 2002 12) born in Johannesburg South Africa
17 Oct 1971
Byron Chamberlain American football tight end (Denver Broncos Minnesota Vikings) born in Honolulu Hawaii
17 Oct 1977
Bryan Bertino American film director and screenwriter
17 Oct 1979
Marcela Bovio Mexican singer and violinist (Stream of Passion)
17 Oct 1688
Domenico Zipoli Italian organist and composer born in Prato (d. 1726)
17 Oct 1840
Yaa Asantewaa Ghanaian queen of Ashanti Empire led fight against British colonialism born in Besease Ghana (d. 1921) appropriate date
17 Oct 1848
William Candy Cummings American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (credited with creating the curveball) born in Ware Massachusetts (d. 1924)
17 Oct 1893
Fritz Ascher German Expressionist artist born in Berlin Germany (d. 1970)
17 Oct 1900
Jean Arthur American actress (Shane Mr Smith Goes to Washington) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1991)
17 Oct 1909
Cozy Cole [William Randolph Cole] American jazz drummer (Topsy I Topsy II) born in East Orange New Jersey (d. 1981)
17 Oct 1914
Albert Markos Romanian composer (Torso I) born in Szkelykeresztr Hungary (now Cristuru Secuiesc Romania) (d. 1981)
17 Oct 1916
Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz Polish organist and composer born in Sierpc Poland (d. 1998)
17 Oct 1923
Barney Kessel American jazz guitarist (The Wrecking Crew) born in Muskogee Oklahoma (d. 2004)
17 Oct 1928
Jim Gilliam American MLB player and coach (Dodgers NL rookie of year 1953) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1978)
17 Oct 1937
Paxton Whitehead English actor (Back to School) born in East Malling Kent
17 Oct 1940
Jim Smith English soccer midfielder and manager (Birmingham City QPR Portsmouth Derby County) born in Sheffield South Yorkshire (d. 2019)
17 Oct 1946
Michael Hossack American rock drummer (The Doobie Brothers) born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 2012)
17 Oct 1946
Herb Orvis American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (University of Colorado NFL Detroit Lions Baltimore Colts) born in Petoskey Michigan (d. 2020)
17 Oct 1948
Margot Kidder Canadian American actress (Lois Lane in Superman films Amityville Horror) born in Yellowknife Canada (d. 2018)
17 Oct 1950
Eric Hughes English rugby league utility back (10 Tests England 8 Great Britain Widnes 481 games) born in Prescot district England (d. 2020)
17 Oct 1963
Petri Alanko Finnish classical flute player (Finnish RSO 1988-2012) and educator (Sibelius Academy since 2012) born in Joensuu Finland
17 Oct 1968
Ziggy Marley Jamaican reggae performer and son of Bob Marley born in Kingston Jamaica
17 Oct 1972
Tarkan [Tevetolu] Turkish pop singer (mark) born in Alzey West Germany
17 Oct 1895
Doris Humphrey American dancer (Dances of Women) born in Oak Park Illinois
17 Oct 1909
(William Randolph) Cozy Cole American jazz drummer (Topsy I Topsy II) and educator born in East Orange New Jersey (d. 1981)
17 Oct 1919
Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov Russian physicist Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipro) Ukraine (d. 2021)
17 Oct 1921
Maria Gorokhovskaya Russian gymnast (equal record 7 x Olympic medals Soviet Union 1952 2 x gold [team all-round] 5 x silver) born in Yevpatoria Russia (d. 2001)
17 Oct 1926
Karl Gordon Henize American astronomer and NASA astronaut (STS-51-F) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1993)
17 Oct 1932
Gundaris Pon Latvian-American violinist composer and educator (NYU-New Paltz 1964-94) born in Riga Latvia (d. 1994)
17 Oct 1941
Alan Howard British rock bassist (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Do You Love Me)
17 Oct 1941
Earl Thomas Conley American country singer (Too Many Times) born in Portsmouth Ohio
17 Oct 1941
Jim Seals American singer-songwriter guitarist and fiddler (Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze) born in Sidney Texas
17 Oct 1941
Viden Apostolov Bulgarian soccer defender (22 caps PFC Botev Plovdiv 429 games) born in Novi Iskar Bulgaria (d. 2020)
17 Oct 1942
Gary Puckett American pop vocalist (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Woman Woman Lady Willpower) born in Hibbing Minnesota
17 Oct 1943
Susan Davenny Wyner American soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize) born in New Haven Connecticut
17 Oct 1946
James Ray Jim Tucker American rock guitarist (Turtles - Happy Together) born in Los Angeles California
17 Oct 1949
Maurice Willis Wright American classical composer (The Trojan Conflict) and educator (Temple University 1980-present) born in Front Royal Virginia
17 Oct 1957
Giuseppe Henry Pino Palladino Italian-Welsh session and touring rock bassist (Paul Young The Who John Mayer Trio) born in Cardiff Wales United Kingdom
17 Oct 1958
Howard Alden American jazz guitarist (George Van Eps) born in Newport Beach California
17 Oct 1959
Norm MacDonald Canadian stand-up comedian writer and actor (Saturday Night Live 1993-98 Dirty Work The Norm Show) born in Quebec City Quebec (d. 2021)
17 Oct 1960
Rob Marshall American choregrapher and stage and film director (Chicago Mary Poppins Returns)born in Madison Wisconsin
17 Oct 1960
Guy Henry British actor (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) born in London England
17 Oct 1960
Kevin Clash American puppeteer (Elmo on Sesame Street 1984-2012) born in Baltimore Maryland
17 Oct 1961
Mike De Palmer American tennis player and coach (coach Boris Becker) born in Tampa Florida (d. 2021)
17 Oct 1962
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet French concert pianist (Beethoven International Piano Competition 1986) born in Lannion France
17 Oct 1967
Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer American professional tennis player 1986-97 (ranked 21st in 1995) born in Los Angeles California
17 Oct 1967
Allen West American heavy metal guitarist (Obituary Southwicked) born in Brandon Florida
17 Oct 1967
Ren Dif Algerian-Danish pop-dance singer-songwriter (Aqua - Barbie Girl) born in Copenhagen Denmark
17 Oct 1971
Chris Kirkpatrick American pop countertenor (N Sync - I Thought She Knew) born in Clarion Pennsylvania on
17 Oct 1720
Maria Teresa Agnesi Italian harpsichodist singer and composer born in Milan Habsburg Empire (now Italy) (d. 1795)
17 Oct 1729
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny French opera composer (La belle Arsne) born in Fauquembergues France (d. 1817)
17 Oct 1730
Ernestus Weinrauch German composer (Cain and Abel) organist and Benedictine priest born in Donauwrth Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1793)
17 Oct 1844
Miguel Nieto Spanish composer born in Reus Spain (d. 1915)
17 Oct 1859
William Buck Ewing American Baseball HOF catcher (NL home run leader 1883 NY Giants Cincinnati Reds) and manager (NY Giants Cincinnati Reds) born in Hoagland Ohio (d. 1906)
17 Oct 1860
Dionyssios Lavrangas Greek conductor composer and pedagogue born in Argostlion Greece (d. 1915)
17 Oct 1878
Barlow Carkeek Australian cricket wicket-keeper (6 Tests 6 dismissals Victoria) born in Walhalla Australia (d. 1937)
17 Oct 1878
Henri Mulet French organist cellist and composer (Carillon-Sortie Esquisses Byzantines) born in Paris (d. 1967)
17 Oct 1892
Herbert Howells British organist composer (chiefly of Anglican Church scared music) and teacher born in Lydney Gloucestershire England (d. 1983)
17 Oct 1892
Otakar Jeremi Czech composer and conductor born in Psek Bohemia (d. 1962)
17 Oct 1900
Teodoro Valcrcel Peruvian classical composer (d. 1942)
17 Oct 1902
Irene Ryan [Noblitt] American actress (Beverly Hillbillies - Granny Pippin) born in El Paso Texas (d. 1973)
17 Oct 1907
John Marley [Mortimer Marlieb] American actor (Cat Ballou Love Story The Godfather) born in NYC (d. 1984)
17 Oct 1914
Jerry Siegel American comic book writer (co-creator with Joe Shuster of Superman) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1996)
17 Oct 1917
Marsha Hunt American actress (Born to the West Cry Havoc Johnny Got His Gun) and human rights and peace activist born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2022)
17 Oct 1930
Jimmy Breslin American investigative journalist Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist (NY Post Daily News Newsday) and novelist The Gang That Couldnt Shoot Straight) born in NYC New York (d. 2017)
17 Oct 1932
William J. Hughes American politician and diplomat (Rep-D-New Jersey 1975-95) born in Salem New Jersey (d. 2019)
17 Oct 1933
Jeanine Deckers Belgian singer-songwriter and Dominican nun known as The Singing Nun (Dominique) born in Laeken Belgium (d. 1985)
17 Oct 1934
(Donald) Der Scutt American architect (Grand Hyatt One Astor Place Trump Tower) born in Wyomissing Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
17 Oct 1936
David Hobson American politician (Rep-R-Ohio 1991-2009) born in Cincinnati Ohio
17 Oct 1941
Jim Seals American singer-songwriter guitarist and fiddler (Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze) born in Sidney Texas (d. 2022)
17 Oct 1947
Gene Green American politician (Rep-D-Texas 1993-2019) born in Houston Texas
17 Oct 1947
Michael McKean American actor (Laverne & Shirley - Lenny Saturday Night Live 1994-95 This Is Spinal Tap) born in NYC New York
17 Oct 1950
Michael Lynn Synar American politician (Rep-D-Oklahoma 1979-95) born in Vinita Oklahoma
17 Oct 1957
Lawrence Bender American film producer (Reservoir Dogs Death Proof Django Unchained An Inconvenient Truth) born in The Bronx New York City
17 Oct 1960
Rob Marshall American choreographer stage and film director (Chicago Mary Poppins Returns) born in Madison Wisconsin
17 Oct 1964
David Cromer American theatre director and actor (The Bands Visit) born in Skokie Illinois
17 Oct 1971
Martin Heinrich American politician (Senator-D-New Mexico 2013-) born in Fallon Nevada
17 Oct 1563
Jodocus Hondius Flemish cartographer and engraver (publicized Drakes voyage restored Mercators reputation) born in Wakken West Flanders (d. 1612)
17 Oct 1577
Cristofano Allori Italian Mannerist painter (Judith) born in Florence (d. 1621)
17 Oct 1696
August III King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1733-63) Elector of Saxony born in Dresden Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1763)
17 Oct 1704
William Bentinck British-born Dutch politician and prominent Orangist (d. 1774)
17 Oct 1711
Jupiter Hammon American slave and poet 1st African American to publish poetry born in Lloyd Harbor New York (d. ca. 1806)
17 Oct 1734
Grigori Orlov Russian military officer and favorite of Catherine the Great (helped her overthrow Peter III) born in Bezhetsky Uyezd Russia (d. 1783) [NS]
17 Oct 1811
Albertus van Raalte Dutch-American Reformed vicar (settled Holland Michigan) born in Wanneperveen Netherlands (d. 1876)
17 Oct 1815
Emanuel Geibel German poet and playwright (Gedichte) born in Free Imperial City of Lbeck (d. 1884)
17 Oct 1817
Samuel Ringgold Ward American Black abolitionist minister and orator (Autobiography of a Fugitive Negro) born in Maryland (d. 1866)
17 Oct 1817
Syed Ahmad Khan Indian Muslim intellectual and one of the founding fathers of the Pakistan movement born in Delhi Mughal Empire (d. 1898)
17 Oct 1845
Franz Ehrle German Jesuit and Vatican librarian (modernised the Vatican Library) born in Isny im Allgu Kingdom of Wrttemberg (d. 1934)
17 Oct 1864
Elinor Glyn British novelist (3 Weeks) and screenwriter born in Jersey Channel Islands (d. 1943)
17 Oct 1875
Alfred Polgar Austrian writer and theater critic (Yes & No) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1955)
17 Oct 1895
Doris Humphrey American dancer and choreographer (Dances of Women) born in Oak Park Illinois (d. 1958)
17 Oct 1896
Frank Forest [Hayek] American actor (Big Broadcast of 1937 Champagne Waltz) born in St. Paul Minnesota (d. 1976)
17 Oct 1898
Mildred O. Knopf American cookbook writer (Food of Italy) born in New York (d. 1993)
17 Oct 1898
Simon Vestdijk Dutch writer and poet (5th Seal) born in Harlingen Netherlands (d. 1971)
17 Oct 1903
Nathanael West American novelist (Miss Lonelyhearts The Day of the Locust) born in NYC (d. 1940)
17 Oct 1905
Franco Albini Italian Rationalist architect industrial and furniture designer (Albini desk) born in Robbiate Italy (d. 1977)
17 Oct 1912
John Paul I [Albino Luciano] 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) born in Canale dAgordo Belluno Veneto Italy (d. 1978)
17 Oct 1916
Robert Lowery [Hank] American stage and screen actor (Batman and Robin (1949) Circus Boy - Big Tim The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1971)
17 Oct 1917
Martin Donnelly New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests 1 x 100 4 x 50 HS 206 Wellington Canterbury) and rugby union centre (1 Test England 1947) born in Ngruawhia New Zealand (d. 1999)
17 Oct 1920
Miguel Delibes Spanish novelist (The Holy Innocents) born in Valladodid Spain (d. 2010)
17 Oct 1921
George Mackey Brown Scottish poet and playwright born in Stromness Orkney Islands Scotland (d. 1996)
17 Oct 1921
Priscilla Buckley American editor and columnist (National Review) born in New York City (d. 2012)
17 Oct 1921
Tom Poston American actor (Newhart - George Utley Mork & Mindy - Franklin Bickley The Bob Newhart Show The Steve Allen Show) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2007)
17 Oct 1922
Louis Benjamin British showman organized Royal Variety performances born in London England (d. 1994)
17 Oct 1924
Don Coryell American CollegePro Football HOF coach (NCAA Division champion 1966 67 68 San Diego State St. Louis Cardinals SD Chargers) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2010)
17 Oct 1928
Ivan Marinov Bulgarian orchestral and opera conductor composer and pedagogue born in Sofia Bulgaria (d. 2003)
17 Oct 1929
Ram Da-Oz [Abraham Daus] Israeli composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 2021)
17 Oct 1933
William Anders American USAF Maj Gen and astronaut (Apollo 8) born in British Hong Kong
17 Oct 1937
Paxton Whitehead English stage and screen actor (Back to School Mad About You - Hal) born in East Malling Kent (d. 2023)
17 Oct 1950
Michael Lynn Synar American politician (Rep-D-Oklahoma 1979-95) born in Vinita Oklahoma (d. 1996)
17 Oct 1956
Fred Hickman American sports broadcaster (CNN TBS YES Network ESPN NY Sports Emmy Award 2004) born in Springfield Illinois (d. 2022)
17 Oct 1968
(David) Ziggy Marley Jamaican Grammy Award-winning reggae performer (The Melody Makers) philanthropist and son of Bob Marley born in Kingston Jamaica
17 Oct 1979
Angel Bat Dawid American composer clarinetist pianist and vocalist (The Oracle Requiem for Jazz) born in Atlanta Georgia
17 Oct 1577
Cristofano Allori Italian Mannerist painter (Judith) born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1621)
17 Oct 1582
Johann Gerhard German Lutheran leader and author of Loci Theologici born in Quedlinburg (d. 1637)
17 Oct 1623
Francis Turretin Swiss theologian born in Geneva Republic of Geneva
17 Oct 1688
Domenico Zipoli Italian organist and composer born in Prato Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1726)
17 Oct 1704
William Bentinck British-born Dutch politician and prominent Orangist born in Diepenheim Overijssel (d. 1774)
17 Oct 1719
Jacques Cazotte French writer and support of the monarchy born in Dijon France (d. 1792)
17 Oct 1813
Georg Bchner German playwright known for Woyzeck born in Goddelau Grand Duchy of Hesse (d. 1837)
17 Oct 1815
Emanuel Geibel German poet and playwright (Gedichte) born in the Free Imperial City of Lbeck (d. 1884)
17 Oct 1853
Maria Alexandrovna Grand Duchess of Russia who married into the British royal family born at Alexander Palace Tsarskoye Selo Russia (d. 1920)
17 Oct 1865
James Rudolph Garfield American politician son of President Garfield who served under Theodore Roosevelt born in Hiram Ohio (d. 1950)
17 Oct 1878
Henri Mulet French organist cellist and composer (Carillon-Sortie Esquisses Byzantines) born in Paris France (d. 1967)
17 Oct 1884
Floyd Smith American aviator and inventor of the modern parachute born in Geneseo Illinois (d. 1956) [1]
17 Oct 1890
Roy Kilner English cricket all-rounder (9 Tests 2 x 50 24 wickets BB 458 Yorkshire CCC) born in Low Valley Wombwell England (d. 1928)
17 Oct 1892
Theodor Eicke German Nazi official who developed the concentration camps born in Hampont German Empire (d. 1943)
17 Oct 1893
Jean Binet Swiss composer snd educstor (Jaques Dalcroze method) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1960)
17 Oct 1900
Jean Arthur [Gladys Greene] American stage silent and sound screen actress (Shane Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Mr. Deeds Goes to Town) born in Plattsburgh New York (d. 1991)
17 Oct 1900
Theodoro Valcarcel Peruvian classical composer born in Puno Peru (d. 1942)
17 Oct 1903
Nathanael West American novelist (Miss Lonelyhearts The Day of the Locust) born in New York City (d. 1940)
17 Oct 1906
Paul Derringer American baseball pitcher (6 MLB All-Star World Series 1931 St. Louis Cardinals 1940 Cincinnati Reds) born in Springfield Kentucky (d. 1987)
17 Oct 1907
John Marley [Mortimer Marlieb] American actor (Cat Ballou Love Story The Godfather) born in New York City (d. 1984)
17 Oct 1908
Red Rolfe American baseball third baseman (5 x World Series 4 x MLB All Star NY Yankees) and manager (Detroit Tigers 194952) born in Penacook New Hampshire (d. 1969)
17 Oct 1909
(William) Cozy Cole American jazz drummer (Topsy I Topsy II) and educator born in East Orange New Jersey (d. 1981)
17 Oct 1917
Sumner Locke Elliott Australian-born American novelist known for Careful He Might Hear You born in Sydney (d. 1991)
17 Oct 1919
Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov Russian physicist born in Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipro) Ukraine (d. 2021)
17 Oct 1922
Luiz Bonf Brazilian guitarist and composer (Black Orpheus) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 2001)
17 Oct 1923
Barney Kessel American jazz and session guitarist (The Wrecking Crew) born in Muskogee Oklahoma (d. 2004)
17 Oct 1926
Julie Adams [Betty May Adams] American actress (Creature from the Black Lagoon Code Red) born in Waterloo Iowa (d. 2019)
17 Oct 1930
Angelo Paccignini Italian composer (Flou II) educator (Milan Conservatory - electronic music chair. 1969-80) and musical director (Nuova Armonia) born in Castano Primo Italy (d. 2001)
17 Oct 1930
Jimmy Breslin American investigative journalist Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist (NY Post Daily News Newsday) and novelist (The Gang That Couldnt Shoot Straight) born in New York City (d. 2017)
17 Oct 1930
Robert Atkins American cardiologist known for the Atkins diet born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2003)
17 Oct 1931
Ernst Hinterberger Austrian playwright and detective writer born in Vienna Austria (d. 2012)
17 Oct 1932
Paul Anderson American weightlifter (Olympic gold 90kg 1956 World Cship gold 1955) born in Toccoa Georgia (d. 1994)
17 Oct 1933
Bill Anders American USAF Major General and NASA astronaut (Apollo 8) born in British Hong Kong (d. 2024) [1]
17 Oct 1934
Barend P Tammeling Dutch journalist (Trouw Groninger Gezinsbode) born in Groningen Netherlands (d. 1993)
17 Oct 1936
Hiroo Kanamori Japanese seismologist known for his work on earthquakes born in Japan
17 Oct 1941
Alan Howard British rock bassist (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Do You Love Me) born in Bromley England
17 Oct 1944
Carol Cole American actress (Ellie-Grady) and music producer born in Medford Massachusetts (d. 2009)
17 Oct 1946
Adam Michnik Polish anti-communist activist and historian born in Warsaw Poland
17 Oct 1946
Cameron Mackintosh British stage producer of West End productions Les Misrables and The Phantom of the Opera born in London
17 Oct 1946
Drusilla Modjeska Australian writer and editor born in London England
17 Oct 1946
Michael Hossack American rock drummer (The Doobie Brothers 1971-73 & 1987-2012) born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 2012)
17 Oct 1947
Michael McKean American actor (Laverne & Shirley - Lenny Saturday Night Live 1994-95 This Is Spinal Tap) born in New York City
17 Oct 1950
Howard Rollins American actor (Bannister-Wildside Ed Harding-Another World) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1996)
17 Oct 1950
Sandra Reemer Indo-Dutch pop singer (As Love Goes) and television presenter born in Bandung Indonesia (d. 2017)
17 Oct 1951
Prabowo Subianto Indonesian politician (Minister of Defense) born in Jakarta Indonesia
17 Oct 1955
Georgios Alogoskoufis Greek politician Minister of Economy and Finance (2004-09) born in Athens Greece
17 Oct 1957
(Giuseppe) Pino Palladino Italian-Welsh session and touring rock bassist (Paul Young The Who John Mayer Trio) born in Cardiff Wales United Kingdom
17 Oct 1957
Steve McMichael American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Uni of Texas Super Bowl XX First-team All-Pro 1985 87 Pro Bowl 1986 87 Chicago Bears) born in Houston Texas
17 Oct 1958
Gianmaria Testa Italian singer-songwriter born in Cavallermaggiore Italy (d. 2016)
17 Oct 1959
Russell Gilbert Australian comedian known for Hey Hey Its Saturday born in Melbourne
17 Oct 1961
John Okafor Nigerian Nollywood actor and comedian born in Umunekwu Nigeria (d. 2024) [1]
17 Oct 1965
Aravinda De Silva Sri Lankan cricket batsman and captain (93 Tests 20 x 100 HS 267 308 ODIs Kent CCC) born in Colombo Sri Lanka
17 Oct 1966
Danny Ferry American basketball forward (NBA Cship 2003 SA Spurs Naismith College Player of the Year 1989 Duke University) born in Hyattsville Maryland
17 Oct 1966
Mark Gatiss English actor and writer co-creator of Sherlock and A League of Gentlemen born in Sedgefield England
17 Oct 1967
Nathalie Tauziat French tennis player (Wimbledon 1998 runner-up World 3 2000) born in Bangui Central African Republic
17 Oct 1969
Rick Mercer Canadian comedian known for This Hour Has 22 Minutes born in St. Johns Newfoundland
17 Oct 1969
Wood Harris American actor known for The Wire born in Chicago Illinois
17 Oct 1970
Anil Kumble Indian cricket spin bowler (132 Tests 619 wickets BB 1074 1 x 100 HS 110no Karnataka) born in Bangalore India
17 Oct 1974
Ariel Levy American feminist writer at The New Yorker born in the United States
17 Oct 1974
Matthew Macfadyen English actor known for Pride and Prejudice and Succession born in Great Yarmouth England
17 Oct 1977
Dudu Aouate Israeli soccer goalkeeper (78 caps Hapoel Haifa104 games RCD Mallorca 167 games) born in Nazareth Illit Israel
17 Oct 1979
Marcela Bovio Mexican heavy metal singer and violinist (Stream of Passion MaYans) born in Monterrey Mexico
17 Oct 1982
Nick Riewoldt Australian rules footballer (St Kilda) born in Hobart Tasmania
17 Oct 1983
(Nicole) Nikki Lane American country and roots-rock singer-songwriter (Highway Queen All or Nothin) born in Greenville South Carolina
17 Oct 1984
Chris Lowell American actor known for How I Met Your Father born in Atlanta Georgia
17 Oct 1984
Jelle Klaasen Dutch darts player (BDO World Champion 2006) born in Alphen Netherlands
17 Oct 1984
Randall Munroe American webcomic author of xkcd born in Easton Pennsylvania
17 Oct 1704
William Bentinck British-born Dutch politician prominent Orangist and nobleman (Lord of Rhoon and Pendrecht and Reichsgraf) born in London England (d. 1774) [Nov 6 OS]
17 Oct 1720
Maria Teresa Agnesi Italian harpsichodist singer and composer born in Milan Habsburg Empire (d. 1795)
17 Oct 1730
Ernestus Weinrauch German composer (Cain and Abel) organist and Benedictine priest born in Donauwrth Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1793)
17 Oct 1886
Spring Byington American actress (December Bride) born in Colorado Springs (d. 1971)
17 Oct 1892
Herbert Howells British organist composer (chiefly of Anglican Church sacred music) and teacher born in Lydney Gloucestershire England (d. 1983)
17 Oct 1892
Otakar Jeremi Czech composer and conductor born in Psek Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1962)
17 Oct 1893
Fritz Ascher German Expressionist artist and poet persecuted by the Nazi regime born in Berlin German Empire (d. 1970) [1]
17 Oct 1893
Jean Binet Swiss composer and educator (Jaques-Dalcroze method of experiencing music through movement) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1960)
17 Oct 1921
George Mackay Brown Scottish poet and playwright born in Stromness Orkney Islands Scotland (d. 1996)
17 Oct 1934
Emmanuel Rico Rodriguez Jamaican ska trombonist (The Specials) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2015)
17 Oct 1941
Earl Thomas Conley American singer-songwriter with 18 No. 1 country hits (Once In A Blue Moon Angel In Disguise Too Many Times) born in Portsmouth Ohio (d. 2019)
17 Oct 1943
Susan Davenny Wyner American music director conductor (Warren Philharmonic 1999- Opera Western Reserve 2004-) and operatic soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize 1973) born in New Haven Connecticut
17 Oct 1944
Carol Cole American actress (Ellie in Grady) and music producer born in Medford Massachusetts (d. 2009)
17 Oct 1946
Jim Tucker American rock guitarist (The Turtles - Happy Together) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2020)
17 Oct 1948
George Wendt American actor (Norm in Cheers) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2025) [1] [2]
17 Oct 1957
Steve McMichael American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (University of Texas Super Bowl XX First-team All-Pro 1985 87 Pro Bowl 1986 87 Chicago Bears) born in Houston Texas (d. 2025) [1]
17 Oct 1958
Gianmaria Testa Italian singer-songwriter guitaraist and train station master born in Cavallermaggiore Italy (d. 2016)
17 Oct 1959
Richard Roeper American columnist and film critic (At the Movies 2000-08) born in Chicago Illinois
17 Oct 1961
Cheri Bustos (ne Callahan) American journalist healthcare executive and politician (US Representative for Illinois 2013-23) born in Springfield Illinois
17 Oct 1969
Wood Harris American actor (The Wire Remember the Titans) born in Chicago Illinois
17 Oct 1969
Wyclef Jean Haitian-American rapper and singer-songwriter The Fugees - Killing Me Softly) and music producer born in Croix-des-Bouquets Haiti
17 Oct 1974
Burton [Janne Puurtinen] Finnish gothic rock keyboardist (HIM) born in Helsinki Finland
17 Oct 1975
Francis Bouillon American-Canadian NHL hockey defenseman 1999-2014 (Montreal Canadien Nashvillle Predators) born in New York City
17 Oct 1985
Baran Kosari Iranian actress (The Nameless Alley Cold Sweat) born in Tehran Iran
17 Oct 1986
Simon Harris Irish politician and Taoiseach (2024-) born in Greystones County Wicklow
17 Oct 1987
Bea Alonzo [Phylbert Angelli Ranollo Fagestrom] Filipina actress know for The Love Affair born in Cainta Philippines
17 Oct 1992
Sam Concepcion Filipino singer known for Forever Young and actor born in Manila Philippines
17 Oct 1998
Erin Kellyman British actress (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) born in Staffordshire England
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